If you have been in the record business at least two months, or better than twenty-five years, it’s almost certain that you’ve heard the name, communicated with, received correspondence from or been called on the phone by Paulette De Suzia.
Entering the recording industry as a secretary at A&M Records, six months later she was promoted to assistant to the Vice President of Urban Promotions and later became the first black female Promotion Coordinator for A&M.
Her early industry credits follow her years at A&M Records was with Far Out Productions whereby she coordinated duties for Blood, Sweat and Tears management team and the legendary group WAR.
An eight-years stint with Palo Alto/TBA Records, where she became the first black female National contemporary Jazz Promotion director, producing the early hits on Dianne Reeves and George Howard.
Her productive results created quite a stir I the music industry and artist managers and other labels started seeking her service. With this demand, she decided to open her own Promotion and Marketing firm called “From A Whisper To A Scream”.
Developing addition skills, she can take a project from recording to airplay, to distribution, to retail, which nets the results needed…Sales…
Her promotion guidance and productive results for various artists and acts in the business reads like the “who’s who” of the entertainment and recording industry. Herb Alpert, LTD, The Carpenters, Ester Phillips, Hugh Masekela, Solomon Burke, Wayne Henderson and Wilton Felder of the original Jazz Crusaders, Bobby Caldwell and Linda Hopkins. She also played a role in the development of Joe, Mary J. Blige and Grammy winner Lauryn Hill, coupled with other notables as the Five Blind boys, Soul Stirrers, Anita Pointer of the famed Pointer sisters and Lou Rawls.
Her thirst for the business of music allowed her to get an assignment and move to Paris, France for a short while to learn the international marketplace and work with European Gospel Diva…Liz McComb.
Most recently she coordinated all of the Urban radio, retail and public relations for Bottled Majic Music for the 2002 Grammy nominated CD on the legendary Ike Turner “Here and Now” project.
Involved with all facets of the entertainment industry, Paulette crossed into the dramatic film industry having been assistant location manager for various movies most notably “Colors” featuring Sean Penn.
Working closely with industry trades, exchanges information with consumer publications, consults with clients, relates with distributors and various vendors, deals with pressing plants, graphic artists and goes that extra step to product positive rewarding results.
In addition to her radio promotional skills at 300+ radio stations crossing musical formats such as NAC, Pop, Alternative, Gospel, Reggae, Jazz and Rap is all in a day’s work which explains why her slogan “From A Whisper to A Scream”…says it all!